Letter: On DSA’s “Long Night”
In “The Long Night for DSA” Steven De Castro paints a new, cautiously optimistic picture of “DSA in crisis.” While I’m not sure that the …
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Class Struggle: The Role of Democratic Socialism in Higher Education
Elia Newsom discusses the contemporary political economy of U.S. academia and proposes a strategy for socialist educators in higher education. Introduction In my last article …
The Case for a Working People’s Bill of Rights and the Working People’s Union
Shuvu Bhattarai argues that a general petition of working class demands, the Working People’s Bill of Rights, is a necessary antecedent to the construction of …
State, Democracy, and Transition: Is There a “Democratic Road” to Socialism?
Maxi Nieto critiques the perspectives of the “new democratic socialism” and argues they are based on a misunderstanding of capitalism as a structural totality. Introduction …
The Contradictions and Confusions of “Democratic Socialism”
Renzo Llorente engages with contemporary advocates of Democratic Socialism and argues that they ultimately fail to demarcate between liberal and socialist visions of democracy, resulting …
Letter: On Dangerous Topics
Today, I would like to discuss the DANGEROUS topic of DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM. Why is that idea so DANGEROUS? By using DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM, our Federal Government …